Busy Bee

Hi everyone! That's right, I've been a busy bee - summer has been more hectic than the school year! Recently I've been sewing a lot of custom monster pencil cases and keeping them in stock has been difficult. But, Wendell is still looking for a home (and she wants you to know that she's pretty awesome). The cool thing is that I bought over a hundred GORGEOUS zippers in every color imaginable so making these monsters has been more fun than ever before.

Summer is also coming to an end (boooo!) and I think I'm done with craft shows for the summer season. Here I am at P.S. Kensington in Toronto, which was my last show that took place in a huge thunderstorm:

Thank goodness it cleared up a bit in the afternoon! And no, that tent is NOT sturdy! I'm looking at some shows in October and December, but I have to make sure my school schedule doesn't clash.

Random tidbit: my 2009 year-end goal is to hit 400 sales. Right now I'm at 328 so maybe it's a bit of a stretch, but I am hoping the holiday season kicks sales into high gear!

Alexis and Hugo - HUGE monster pouches!

Two new monster pouches have been listed! Hugo and Alexis. These two are special though because they are HUGE! No longer meant for mere pocket change, these two eat pencils, pens, markers, erasers, rulers, etc. They are ready to go back to school and keep the kids entertained. Of course, they also make for great funky clutches!

Photos: Big on Bloor & Rolly's Garage!

Check out the full album here!

Giveaway Alert!

Hello again! I am sponsoring a giveaway over at IndieNorth, one of my favo(u)rite Canadian blogs! It is open to the entire world and up for grabs is Earl the monster pouch! It's super easy to enter so what are you waiting for? GO GO GO and good luck!

Rolly's Garage: July Day Market

Hello everyone! Yes, it's true, I haven't uploaded Big on Bloor pictures yet, but that is because I am down with a cold/flu so I have an excuse. However, despite the fact that I am still somewhat sick (and scaring the people at work), I have committed myself to, a) getting better by tomorrow, and b) being a vendor at the July Day Market in Toronto!

July Day Market is held at Rolly's Garage, which I hear is a fantastic venue for arts and music. They held a night market a few weeks back (read blogto's coverage here) that was really successful so it's being done again - this time on a sunny Sunday afternoon! The deets:

When: Sunday July 12th, 2009, from 2 pm - 8 pm
Where: Rolly's Garage, 124 Ossington Avenue (close to Trinity Bellwoods Park)
What: Mimosas, music & art... the way Sundays should be spent
Checkout the Facebook event and invite your friends!

I will have monster pouches (with the popular colors replenished), tees, totes and pinback buttons! This was totally a last minute thing for me but I'm super excited - second ever show for zom-b! Tomorrow and Saturday I have to draw up some new signs and find a way to transport all my stuff to the event (I'm thinking lugguage with wheels/really nice dad with a car). Come back soon for pictures from both Big on Bloor (really, I promise!) AND from Rolly's Garage!

Big on Bloor is Tomorrow! :O

I can't believe that Big on Bloor is already here! The Weather Network is predicting light rain for tomorrow but I bought a tent for only $29 so I will be completely covered! Whew. I'm still thinking positive and hope that it clears up. 

In terms of products I have prepared over 55 monster pouches, over 300 pinback buttons, my leftover tees, and some new tote bags! It's true, I'm pretty tired of sewing, but am really proud of all the pouches I managed to finished, and I absolutely love the array of colors. These pictures are just a sneak peak - I will be sure to take lots of pictures of the festival itself and my table! SUPER EXCITED! I'll be checking in soon! For now, meet all these monster babies:

Meet DJ Tanner

DJ Tanner is the newest monster pouch in the Etsy shop and so far he's my favorite... not to play favorites. Hmm. Anyway, I'm really happy with how the photos turned out and I love this new navy blue vinyl color. I also got more new vinyl colors including burnt orange, brown, eggplant purple, and a dark gray. Next week I hope to purchase some GOLD and COPPER vinyl!!!

In other news, I've sewn 30+ pouches for the upcoming Big on Bloor show but that's hardly enough (I hope)! I really need to kick it in high gear!

Photos from my vacation STILL aren't up yet because between my dad and I we took around 2000 photos! I need to collaborate with him first and choose the best of the best!